SONY document : PSN Video Store (screens+date), PSP Store, numbers and more

Fishy Fingers - 537 days 1 hour ago

Rentals primarily I imagine, maybe with the opportunity to buy certain videos, perhaps TV shows

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Dark General - 537 days ago

Because Rentals suck ass. Also i noticed in the .pdf file listed under Major titles for fiscal year 08 it listed "Shirokishi Monogatari" better known as White Knight Story/Chronicals. If so that means we could be seeing it later this year or very early next year which is good news. IF what was in the .pdf was real.

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resistance100 - 537 days ago

@Euphrate

We knew that about Killzone 2, it has a Feb 09 release.

Fiscal Year 2008 is from Apr 1st 08 to Mar 31st 09

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Fishy Fingers - 537 days ago

Killzone confirmed Feb 2009.
WKC, hopefully, this side of Christmas.

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Wolf26pack - 536 days 23 hours ago

Why you might ask? Well because of Piracy. If they have the file on there servers and you are only able to view it when you pay for it and then after so many days/hours/mins it is wiped off your drive then you have no control. This is all about the Content Makers having complete control over their content. You abuse your power they can simply deny you access to their service. Every Game should/Will read "We Have the Right to Refuse Service at any time"

Mark My Words This is Where the Future is going...

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marinelife9 - 536 days 19 hours ago

I think I need a bigger hard drive

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cito35th - 536 days 17 hours ago

PS3 FTW

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pwnsause - 536 days 17 hours ago

you can buy and rent movies from the store

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zane_7849 - 536 days 14 hours ago

So all these new features on PSN lately (video store, trophies, gamer levels, gamers cards, in-game XMB, custom soundtracks) make it pretty much on par with xbox live. Plus Home and the now rumored weather radar and news system, and youtube video recording of any gameplay at any time give it it's own distinct features. So all that is fantastic and I have to give it up to Sony for "fixing" everything they needed to (well except backward compatibility) on PSN and more.

Now how about they get started on the PSP? Fix the music player so you can categorize the files easier and give it a proper application on the PC. Throw a hard drive standard on new PSP's 10gig would be a healthy start. Release the GPS, camera, tv tuner here in the states. Tie all psp users into there PSN accounts and implement the trophy systems into psp games as well. Sony really has the potential to turn both these systems into absolute feature/entertainment powerhouses, it just needs to treat the psp with the same importance it has been treating the PS3 lately.

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hi-tower - 537 days ago

Maybe...but leaks have always been used as a form of guerilla advertising, a few carefully released pictures sparks interest and keeps people interested until the actual release.

It also starts a debate, 'I want this...', 'I hope it has this...' it's a very clever way of gauging public opinion.

With the recent delays PS3 users have had to suffer this is also a way of rewarding the faithful, 'Yes you have been kept waiting, but look at what you can have...soon'

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DolphGB - 537 days ago

The title of the story is sensationalist and incorrect.

This presentation is public domain and available from Sony Global's website as part of the transparency required by a public company.

You'll find all their business presentations there - http://www.sony.net/SonyInf...

So not a leak at all... but all the news is interesting, of course.

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Lalander - 537 days ago

I can't find that information in the document?
The first picture on page 9 only shows a picture of a PSP running Lair through remote play?

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kanedaakira - 536 days 23 hours ago

Yeh - Nowhere in that PDF does it state that all PS3 games will be available through remote play - This needs correcting...

All it does is show a picture of Lair being played on a PSP.

Still....Nice find and good info on the video store.

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Mr Bun - 536 days 22 hours ago

if you could play any ps3 game on psp, I think I might have to pick up a psp!

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rexor0717 - 536 days 17 hours ago

Warhawk on PSP ftw.

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shelbygt33 - 536 days 12 hours ago

While I agree this would be very neat, the difference in the PSP's button layout from the PS3's would make many games awkward or very difficult to play through remote play. Forget any SIXAXIS control.

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GarandShooter - 536 days 8 hours ago

The PSP needs dual joysticks and shoulder buttons to make this a reality.

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Fishy Fingers - 537 days ago

A "live thing"? Video downloads are not new and certainly not a MS/360 invention, others did if first and still do it better.

While Id rather take a BR movie, Id rather have upscaled downloads than standard def downloads.

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LJWooly - 537 days ago

I wasn't trying to imply that it's an MS/360 invention, believe it or not, I'm not stupid. And, I know the video rental service on 360 sucks, I tried it.

What I'm saying is that that's the direction Live decided to go in, and I wouldn't like for Sony to follow suit.

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 537 days ago

How about the OPTION of SD or HD?

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Meresin - 537 days ago

If the rentals aren't in at least 720p, they're not worth money.

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Fishy Fingers - 537 days ago

Wow there, no need to be so defensive o_O believe it or not I wasnt calling you stupid.

My point is that it isn't viable to download uncompressed HD simply dude to the file size. Upscaled drastically reduces the size while only "marginally" reducing the quality.

With the current internet infrastructure it's really the best quality these companies can offer you.

Like I said, Id rather take a BR, but the upscalled DL's don't look bad, they're still much better than a standard DVD.

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LJWooly - 536 days 22 hours ago

My post wasn't meant to sound defensive.

That's the problem with the internet, you can read the comments, but you only hear them as the little voice in your head reads them out to you. If you want to hear it as I meant for it to be said, read it in a "happy" voice, without the intention of being defensive.

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Jack Meahoffer - 536 days 20 hours ago

How does the 360 video store suck? Works great for me. Its a nice service in comparison to other VOD services I've used like Tivo Unbox and Comcast On Demand. Maybe your expectations are too high or you haven't had much experience with VOD.

I mean what "direction" would you want Sony to go down? Going strictly HD will make download speeds very long. Permeant ownership of movies will just fill up peoples HDD's for no reason. Sony will do rentals just like XBL. Like other commenters said you'll probably be able to buy shorter content like TV shows (just like XBL) but I wouldn't expect something majorally different.

As a gamer and a movie lover this is great for me because I'll have yet another option for renting a movie when its late at night I'm baked or drunk or just plain tired. I'm assuming they'll start with Sony properties mainly but thats fine. Sony has a lot of great movies in their catalog. Should be good but if you don't like XBL video store I don't see the PS3 version blowing it out of the water right out the gate so you might want to temper your expectations.

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cp68 - 537 days ago

Well, i don't know many people that visit that page. Actually, i do not know a single person.

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DolphGB - 537 days ago

Well, all the shareholders visit the page... trust me, that's a lot of people!

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DolphGB - 537 days ago

But what they're talking about here is an actual Store on the PSP, like the web-based PC store but actually native on the device.

We saw this coming a long time ago when Remote Play allowed Internet connection to the PS3, and you had to 'sign in to the PSN' to connect. It was only a matter of time before they allowed that sign in to access the PS Store and other PSN content.

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Epic - 537 days ago

yeh you were right, I did mean the remote play way... but ah ok they are talking about a native psp specific version.

cheers

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LeonSKennedy4Life - 537 days ago

Agreed.

When a developer is the cause of spamming a site...

...you know something's wrong.

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Wolf26pack - 536 days 23 hours ago

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but the person who posted this story was a little Over Zealous in there describtions. If you look at the document it doesn't say anywhere that Every PS3 game will be playable via Remote Play from the PS3. That there is some wishful thinking. It only shows Lair being played via Remote Play from the PS3 to PSP. Now it could be possible if Sony made that a Requirement for PS3 games to the developers but knowing Sony that just isn't going to happen unless this new guy who took over Phil Harrison is planning on it, although I believe it very doubtful as Sony is very laid back in the extra feature requirement demand department. They are more laid back.

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Baka-akaB - 536 days 19 hours ago

Lol is it that wrong to assume that most of those who could afford then a ps3 and got it recently , can afford the net ?

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PirateThom - 536 days 22 hours ago

Yeah, I don't like Wii or MS points. It's way too opague. I'm never aware of exactly how much I'm spending and if the product is good value or not. On the PS Store, you know exactly how much you are spending. It's a cash amount, no messing around.

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QuackPot - 536 days 19 hours ago

I'm hoping the PSP2 will have two analogues and R/L 1 & 2 to make it fully compatible with ps3 games.

Extra plus if it had rumble and/or six-axis.

Just want the option of accessing and playing my Ps3 from a PSP around the house. If only.

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Joe2911 - 537 days ago

PSN is amazing for a free service, i can't believe sony don't even try and rake in on it. Just shows they do have some respect for sony fans who spent 600 dollars on their system and then PSN is like giving them a lil something back to the customer.

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vega75 - 536 days 21 hours ago

9.8 million Registered PSN users . not active users. theirs a big difference. one means people signed up. the other means they are actively playing.

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Joe2911 - 536 days 20 hours ago

That is true but it is also true that people create many xbox live accounts so they can get xbox live for free. My friend does it every month meaning M$ thinks it has 12 people signed up when actually its one person. If microsoft think they have however many people i'd divide that number by at least 12 and you'll get the true number of people signed up. The good thing about PSN is you don't have to have many accounts because the service is free.

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cito35th - 536 days 17 hours ago

PS3 FTW!!!

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shadow master - 536 days 21 hours ago

Ok Michael Patcher. So when are you releasing your Own Video store?

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Torch - 536 days 10 hours ago

I successfully and enjoyably played a hefty portion of the entire Metal Gear Solid game strictly via Remote Play.

Though it's not entirely applicable to all game titles, I for one am enthusiastically looking forward to full Remote Play capabilities, as I've already been using it religiously for ALL my media needs.

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